By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst The death of Raila Amolo Odinga in October 2025 closed one of the most consequential chapters in Kenya’s political history. Raila was not just the leader of ODM; he was its conscience, its mobiliser, and its ideological anchor. His passing has forced ODM into an unavoidable
By Dr. Luchetu Likaka – Researcher and Political Analyst I find the current wave of presidential opinion polls in Kenya analytically weak and politically overstated. They are being elevated beyond their evidentiary value and, in doing so, risk misleading both the public and decision-makers. To begin with, these polls are conducted outside a meaningful electoral
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